A God oriented diet

What we eat determines how healthy we will be. Few realize that what we eat also has a powerful impact on our nation and planet as well.  The eating trends in the last 100 years are ominous and against God’s creation.

First, we have the richer societies eating more and more sugar, meat and dairy products.  Studies show a direct relationship between this and increases in obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.  This is getting so serious that in the United States the health care system is being overwhelmed and costs are out of control.

Second, in the U.S. farms are almost extinct.  They have been replaced with “Factory farms”.  Here God’s creatures: pigs, cows, and chickens are crammed into filthy stinking buildings and treated in the cruelest ways possible.  Here is a web site that shows the hells that man has created:

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/

These animals were designed by God to be just as intelligent and sensitive as dogs and cats.  Some people even have chickens and pigs as pets and have loving relationships with them. The godless factory farms care only about profits. Each year,  in the U.S. over 10 billion cows, chickens, pigs and others are victimized. There has never been so much suffering on Earth in all time.

Michael Vick  aroused the anger of millions and was jailed for his cruelty to dogs.  Animal cruelty laws do not apply to farm animals.  There is a moral laxity here. Factory farm owners deserve to be prosecuted like Michael Vick because their cruelty is just as bad if not worse. But the politicians are under the influence of these powerful corporations and they make sure that their cruelty is legal.

Third, factory farms are a major source of pollution and environmental destruction.  Here too, these corporations are exempt from most pollution laws.  This is in spite of the fact that these victimized animals produce more excrement than the entire human population of the United States.

In Brazil, the rain forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. About 70% of the destroyed forests are being converted by large corporations into grazing land for cattle to export meat.

Factory farms are a major cause of  global warming.  According to a UN report, they produce more greenhouse gas equivalents than all the cars, trucks and airplanes combined!

God did not even design us to be meat eaters.  We have almost all flat teeth and molars for chewing plants. Meat eaters like cats and dogs have sharp teeth for pulling meat apart.    Meat eaters have relatively short digestive tracks.  We have relatively long digestive tracks that are convoluted for slower digestion of plant materials.

We need to return to God by doing what we were designed to do.   We should eat a plant based diet. Vegans, those who do not eat anything from animals including milk, eggs and cheese, have been around a long time and they are much healthier than meat eaters.  Studies of Vegans like Seventh Day Adventists show they live 5-10 years longer.  

There are vegetarians who avoid meat, but eat eggs, cheese and drink milk.  These are products of factory farms and extreme cruelty.  Eating a lot of these cancels out any health or moral benefits from not eating meat.  

Around the world, the Japanese  (especially the Okinawans) and people who live around the Mediterranean Sea eat diets that contain very little meat and dairy products and they are the healthiest in the world.  Americans eat an excessive amount of meat and dairy and have very high rates of  heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer.  Its no surprise that the U.S. has the highest health care costs in the world and it is getting worse. Some might say it is the wrath of God.

Eating a God designed plant based diet seems crazy to almost everyone in Western countries. There is a strong cultural momentum driving the consumption of meat and dairy products.  We are all taught one way or another that we must eat these to be healthy.  The facts show this isn’t true, but few are aware and industry advertises many falsehoods..

We can honor God and improve our health by refusing to support the demonic factory farms.  This can be done by  becoming familiar with the diets of countries like Japan, China, Thailand, India and the nations around the Mediterranean.  We can also read Vegan books for recipes and join Vegan organizations.  Vegans are quite enthusiastic about their delicious meals and are proud to share and teach.
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Please be warned not to try a meatless diet without guidance. There are pitfalls in diet to avoid.  A good diet has mostly carbohydrates with adequate protein and fat.  There is much that gets by as “food” that might better be called poisons.  High glycemic carbohydrates like cookies, cakes,  and donuts are best not eaten at all, but if so only in very small amounts.  These carbohydrates are a prime cause of weight gain and diabetes.


God gave us a beautiful planet with wonderful creatures to share it with.  They may not have as much intelligence as we do, but they have enough intelligence for their needs.  They also have feelings, care for their young, and are happy being what God created them as. The spirit of God dwells inside all conscious beings to one degree or another.

Life is the expression of God in the material universe.  Living matter is an infinitely small part of the cosmos, but it is all important.  We can worship God  by appreciating and caring for his living creations. By doing this we can create a present day Garden of Eden.  We need to repent and return to God. Eating a delicious plant based diet that does not have horrible suffering as its foundation is the way of God. How will we answer to God for the factory farms?  You can save yourself from the guilt and fight them by not eating their production.